Installing the Pre-Release Copy of Windows XP Professional x64!

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Today we're going to install the Pre-Release copy of Windows XP Professional x64 Edition! Will we run into any problems along the way? Let's find out!

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#MichaelMJD #WindowsXP #64Bit

[MichaelMJD]

He does a deep dive down the 64-Bit Pinball rabbit hole. And the story is far more complex than I initially thought. In fact, Raymond's blog post that I cite in this video doesn't give the full picture at all. Though I had essentially come to that conclusion already given that I found a working copy of a 64-Bit Pinball executable, which contradicts what he said about it being cut from 64-Bit Windows. But it goes even deeper than that. NCommander did an outstanding job to the point where I don't feel its necessary for me to finish my planned followup video as his background allowed him to go into far more detail than I could have. Trust me, you won't be disappointed.

[monrova]

Perfect timing! I just sat down from working outside. You just made my day.

[fakeaccount]

"need a key?" I was expecting that to be "Don't copy that floppy" or some other anti-piracy ad.

[OzzFan]

YouTuber and former Microsoft software developer Dave Plummer was in charge of porting the third-party 3D Space Cadet Pinball code to x86. He was also responsible for writing Task Manager, ZIP Folders, single-pass DiskCopy (MS-DOS) and CD caching in SmartDrive. I believe he said he left the company around 2002/2005. I'm willing to bet no one else took up the mantle to continue porting it and supporting it.

[kyoudaiken]

Why not, will be interesting to see the 64-Bit buggy Pinball!

[sasha-febl]

tbh the athlon 64 was popular when this came out... but we all still used the 32-bit XP anyway

[Breeze]

Running the installer of a pre-release less known version of XP on a leaked Windows 11 build is the most Michael MJD thing I've ever seen.

[adizzmal]

I’m all for Space Cadet Pinball content. The nostalgia is palpable.

[loganjoy-koer]

"need a key?" Thanks for the new rickroll link! I will use this sparingly.

[puhbu]

finishing a day with Michael is always a godsend thing.

[JonathanSteadman]

Awesome video. I truly loved pinball on windows XP it was such as classic.

[game-tea]

Did i just got rickrolled in Japanese thinking I would get free XP keys

[maxywaxy]

thank you mjd for giving me music to listen to while i found a product key

[dozytoast]

I remember when I tried installing XP 64 bit on an old Lenovo laptop of mine and was confused as to why it was giving me to many troubles.

[ragewin_]

In the final release of Windows XP Professional x64 Edition the Bliss Wallpaper can be enabled

[panqueque]

"Requirements: keyboard and mouse"
You're technically not using a mouse so does this count as another unsupported hardware video?

[giannismilon]

You really don't want us to forget xp don't you?😂

[joemarais]

Every other Techtuber: Installing Prerelease Windows 11!
Big Brain Michael: Installing Prerelease Windows Xp!

[fabiorosolen]

Got this x64 edition on my Athlon 64 PC at the time.
It was rock solid, but the lack of compatible drivers for some stuff was an issue.

[gmitchell_tc]

I was one of those nuts who built an AMD 64-bit gaming rig and actually bought and installed 64-bit XP on it. It worked flawlessly for years.